Packing House honored for preservation

2013-10-15 13:27:22

The California Preservation Foundation recently awarded the Anaheim Packing House with the Preservation Design Award in the Rehabilitation category and honored the LAB Holding team.

CPF's annual Preservation Design Awards, now in their 30th year, recognize outstanding achievement in preservation and highlight notable preservation efforts throughout the state of California. The rehabilitation category specifically recognizes those projects that preserve a building's historical, cultural or architectural values.

In 2000, the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency bought the shuttered Anaheim Packing House and began preservation efforts to restore the building's historically significant architecture. In 2010, LAB Holding LLC entered into an agreement with the City of Anaheim to create and market a unique retail destination.

"We wanted to create a place that celebrated traditional Americana principles: hard work, family, and community," states Shaheen Sadeghi, founder of the LAB. "The Anaheim Packing House has been restored as a place to celebrate our historical culinary heritage. It’s been a great labor of love for all involved."